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High calcium score: I'm in shock

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Nov 4 2:36pm | Replies (214)

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I am 76 with a 3600.
Wonder what it was at 50. No symptoms. Workout regularly. Eat well. Had chemo and radiation 12 years ago. My research shows that if you do not have symptoms you do not need to know whether you are 50%. Also, and more importantly, my research shows that if you have over 70% in the angiography and a stent is placed, it does not protect you from a heart attack anyway because soft plaque can come from anywhere and cause a heart attack. First, do others agree with this? I have a failed stress test, no symptoms, and see a cardiologist Aug 8 and I am thinking he will say no need for angiography and stenting since I have no symptoms and regularly workout. Second, and more important to you, is I am alive and well, so far, and have gotten to age 76...so quit worrying about it and go to a mostly plant based diet and get all the meds you can to get your cholesterol down. What I see is these CAC scores scaring all of us unnecessarily. The hard Calcium plaque is not the problem...its the soft. (By the way, a nationally syndicated column today, July 23, 2024, in "Dear Dr. Roach" is exactly on point saying the same things to a 69 year old with an 1100 CAC. Try to google it.)

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Hi. I’m a young looking 60 year old woman with a family history of CAD. I’ve always had high cholesterol and starting taking statins about 15 years ago. I’m probably ten pounds over my ideal weight. My blood pressure is good. I exercise for at least thirty minutes every day with rare exceptions. I am proactive about my heart health due to those risk factors. But my LDL is 99 and a recent calcium score is LAD 7. I meet with my cardiologist in a couple of days to go over the results. I know it’s not terrible but it definitely has my attention. Any suggestions? Thanks.